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*Opinion of Amanat Khan Khwafi, diwan of Lahor, in M. U. i. 14. Khush-hal Khan Khattak (Biddulph, 54) sang of Aurangzib: "Such is the grief that he brought on the house of his own father, Arabia and Persia alike are confounded at his deeds. Who has heard of such deeds among the descendants of Adam?" Mecca opinion in Storia, ii. 3. Opinion of a former Qazi-ul-quzat (Mirat-i-Ahmadi, 216). Shah Abbas II.’s opinion, ante p. 111. Aurangzib’s letter of condolence to Jahanara on hearing of Shah Jahan’s death and her reply are given in the Ruqat-i-Hamid-ud-din Khan (my second MS.), pp. 133 and 155.